“…Mackenzie is a genius at improvising. He rarely alters his material. Rather, he accepts it physically as found, then rearranges it to create new persona. To an artist like Mackenzie, a piano is a gold mine…” “In the Arts: ‘The Inspired Hand’” Philip Isaacson, Portland Press Herald 2/12/2012

“Edward Mackenzie calls himself an ‘Assemblagist.’ His work is nothing less than the ‘alchemy of transformation.’ Just as his glue bonds the components, so do his ideas hold his art together. Each piece is strong with the cohesion of his experience, interest and imagination, and that makes him eminently accessible.” Robbins, Don. “Out of the Blue.” Hallowell Record. July 7, 2009

“Mackenzie appreciates how things fit together - how parts from a piano or a deck of cards or blocks of wood could come together with something else to form something unlikely, beautiful and thematically cohesive.” Keyes, Bob. “Found-object lesson.” Maine Sunday Telegram. August 19, 2007.

“Through his perceptive eye it seems as though the viewer is seeing a visual representation of a thought, like a Platonic piano is imagining itself and the parts are about to come alive and assemble themselves.” Paige, Ian. “Treasured trash 'Lost and Found' is rich withexperience." The Portland Phoenix. October 18, 2006

“Another in a long line of exhibitions where Edward Mackenzie makes brilliant use of materials as diverse as bicycle seat frames, a steel rule and fence strainers.” McNamara, T.J. “Assemblages, EdwardMackenzie.” New Zealand Herald. June 25, 2001.

“It’s gloriously obvious he loves to use both hands and brain, the ideas behind these works are completely original.” Corner, Katy. “Concoction of Ideas.” The Voice New Zealand. June 22, 2000.

“Mackenzie’s work, which is accomplished, can be seen in its totality for its graphic qualities. And he is a master at this. His work draws you across a room. It looks great and you can’t resist it.” Isaacson, Philip. “Complementary art frames the Fitzpatrick.” Maine Sunday Telegram. August 3, 1997.